Primer Pockets

[Rollis R. Karvellis]

A common Pont that is brought up is, that Federal, primer pockets tend to become loose very quickly. Also that Wolf, primers tend to run on the large size. So the question is has anyone tried using Wolf's with the Fed's. What was your results?

 

[RustyFN]

I haven't noticed Wolf primers being on the large side. They seem to seat the same as Winchester for me.

 

[LiveLife]

The issue of Wolf primers feeling tight has been verified on several THR threads. The Wolf/TulAmmo LP measurements are indeed slightly larger than Winchester LP:

0.2909" - Winchester LP
0.2910" - Wolf LP
0.2910" - TulAmmo LP (measured a slight bit smaller than Wolf - like 0.29098")

As to SP, on a previous thread where we just about measured all manufacturer primer diameters, I believe SP sizes were comparable, even for Wolf.

I have hand primed and press primed Wolf vs Winchester and can feel a slightly more resistance to seating. I wouldn't try to match head stamp with Wolf primers specifically. The usual practice of marking loose primer pocket cases with "X" at the bottom with a marker and discarding/recycling after shooting should be used to sort out loose primer pocket cases of all head stamps, not just Federals.